Tiger Cool Express acquires 200 refrigerated containers

By Lexi Dupre |Thursday, December 19, 2013

Tiger Cool Express announced Wednesday it has acquired an initial order of 200 refrigerated containers for its start-up operations this spring.
“The acquisition of our first 200 refrigerated containers for the efficient and safe delivery of fresh produce and food products across the country is just the first of several orders we will be placing. ... Our start-up is moving along quickly,” Tom Finkbiner, chief executive officer of Tiger Cool Express, said in a statement.
The initial equipment is being supplied by Quest Capital, Inc. The intermodal containers from Hyundai Translead will be manufactured in Tijuana, Mexico, and the refrigeration units will be provided by Carrier Transicold.
“This package of equipment will give Tiger Cool Express and its customers the capability to trace the equipment physically in real time and adds a geo-fencing capability, which alerts the company and customer if the equipment is out of route. Additionally, the containers are equipped with four internal temperature sensors to manage and monitor the environment inside the container and record that information during the entire trip. An added feature is an independent ‘coring’ thermometer which tracks the internal temperature of material in a pallet, box or Gaylord,” says Finkbiner.
The containers will be delivered in February 2014 for the start-up of the Tiger Cool Express operation.